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As Yogi Berra once said, “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” Nothing could be truer when it comes to money in American politics. In the 2000 election, candidates and outside…
After more than a century of expanding the voting rights of previously disenfranchised groups, the American electoral system today is confronted by political and legal maneuvers…
What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching – lethal, extralegal group violence to punish…
President Juan Manuel Santos and Carr Center faculty reflect on the Colombian peace process.
In April 2019, the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School…
According to Sushma Raman, freedom of press is eroding around the world - including in democratic countries.
The recent conviction of the journalist Maria Ressa in the…
The Carr Center's Renewing Rights and Responsibilities Project partnered with the Harvard Institute for Politics to gain insight on public opinions surrounding American rights and…
John Shattuck and four other academics call out several political leaders that are using the global pandemic to exploit their authority.
Hungary, India, Zimbabwe, Peru and the…
Kathryn Sikkink maps out a plan to encourage voter turnout among college students.
College students have traditionally voted at one of the lowest rates of any group in the…
When we debate questions in international law, politics, and justice, we often use the language of rights—and far less often the language of responsibilities. Human rights…
“I want to be remembered as a woman … who dared to be a catalyst of change.”
- Shirley Chisholm
In 1972, Shirley Chisholm made history as the first African American woman to seek…